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A Case Series of Problems That Can Occur During Open Heart Surgery in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

The utilization of open cardiac surgery on patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a very challenging perioperative management method. High rates of morbidity and mortality have been documented in the literature for patients who have undergone open heart surgery wh...

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Autores principales: Girgin, Senem, Aksun, Murat, Tüzen, Ahmet Salih, Gürbüz, Ali, Karahan, Nagihan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9421346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36060354
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27488
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Sumario:The utilization of open cardiac surgery on patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a very challenging perioperative management method. High rates of morbidity and mortality have been documented in the literature for patients who have undergone open heart surgery while infected with COVID-19; however, data on complications that may occur during and after surgery in patients with COVID-19 infection are limited. In this article, we aimed to present the clinical course and perioperative consequences of three patients with preoperative COVID-19 infection.